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2 cri m i n alhi st ory poi n t s un der U . S . S . G . § 4A 1. 1( a) , ( d), an d ( e) based on t h e fact t h at he w as i n pri son w h en he com m i t t ed the of fen se. T h e S en ten ci n g G u i d eli n es d o n ot f orb i dalldo u b l e co u n tin g . Un i t ed S t ate s v. G odf

rey , 25 F . 3d 263 , 2 64 ( 5th C i r. 199 4) . D ou bl e coun t i n g i s prohibi t ed o n lyif th e p a r tic u la rg u id e lin e s a t is s u e s p e c ific a llyfo rb idit. I d. D o u b le c o unt i n g i s a l l o w e d “w he r e as i ngl e a c ti s r e l e va ntt o t w o di m e ns i o ns o f t he G u i d eli n e a n a l ys i s. ” Un itedS ta te s v. Fra n k lin , 14 8 F . 3 d45 1 , 46 1 -62 ( 5 th C i r. 1 9 9 8 ) (i n t erna lqu ot ati on s and cit ati on s om i t t ed). “ T h e of fen se l evel r epr es ent s a j udgm entas to the w r ongf ul nes s of

a par t i c ul aract . The c r i m i nal h i storycateg orypr i n ci p a l l y e sti m a tes th e lik elih oo dof rec id iv is m . ” Un i t ed St at e s v . D adi , 235 F . 3d 945 , 956 n. 10 (5t h C i r. 200 0) ( qu ot ati on an d ci t ati on o m itted ). The m ul t i pl e a ddit i o ns t hatSul l iva n recei vedund e r§ 4 A1. 1( a) , ( d) , a nd (e) are au th orized bythe G u i d eli n es an d a re no t rep eti ti ou s: ( 1 ) th e th ree po i n ts assi gn ed u n der § 4A 1. 1( a) w ere for a pri or c on vi ct i on w i t h a sentence great er t h an one yea r and one m on t h ; ( 2) t h e t w o poi n t s ad ded u n der § 4A 1. 1( d) w ere f or c o m m i t t i ng an o f

fe ns e w hi l e cur r e nt l y s e r vi ng a c r i m i nalse nt e nc e ; a nd ( 3) t he poi ntadded und er§ 4A 1. 1( e) w as f orc om m i t t i ng an of fense w hi l e he w as i m p ri son ed . T h e p l a i n lan gu a ge o f § 4 A 1 . 1 (e) e n visi on s a sce n a ri o w h ere po i n ts w ill b e a d d e d u n d e rb o t h § 4 A 1 .1 (d ) a n d(e ). S ee§ 4 A 1 .1(e ) & co m m e n t. (n .5). S u l l ivan h as n ot poi n t ed t o an y gu i del i n e sect i on t h at prohibi t s t h e add i t i on of c r i mi n a lhi s t o r yp o i n t s t h a to c c u r r e di n h i s c a s e . He h a s t h e r e f o r e n o ts h o wn th a tt h e p a r tic u la rg u id e lin e s a t is s u e s p e c ific a llyfo rb idd o u b le co u n tin g . S ee G odf rey , 25 F. 3d at264 . M o r e o ve r , i n Un i t ed S t ate s v. V i ckers , 8 9 1 F .2 d 8 6 (5 th C ir . 1 9 8 9 ) , t h is cou rt rejected a d ou b l e cou n ti n g co n ten ti on tha t pa ra l l els S u l l iva n ’ s ar gu m en t. V i c ker s, w ho appea l ed hi s se nt enc e f ores c a p e, as se r t ed t hati tw as i m perm i ssibl e d ou bl e cou n t i n g t o a dd cri m i n alh i st ory p oi n t s u n der § 4A 1. 1 f or bei n g i n p ri son w h en t h e i n st an tof fen se w as com m i t t ed given t h at t h e base Case: 09-30998 Document: 00511142346 Page: 2 Date Filed: 06/15/2010N o. 09- 30998

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d. As w as t he c as e i n V i ckers , Su l l ivan ’ s cri m i n alhi st ory c a te g o r y s c o r e d id n o t re s u lt fro m im p e r m is s ib le d o u b le co u n tin g . S ee id . at87- 88. T h e ju d g m e n t o f th e d is tr ic t c o u r t is A F F IR M E D . Case: 09-30998 Document: 00511142346 Page: 3 Date Filed: 06/15/2010